Srinagar-Jammu National Highway Remains Closed for Second Day; Hundreds of Tourists Stranded

Srinagar-Jammu national highway remains closed for second day; hundreds of tourists stranded

Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remains closed for a second day, stranding hundreds of tourists amid ongoing snow clearance efforts.

Jammu-Srinagar highway remains closed for second day

Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second day on Wednesday, January 28, due to snow accumulation with authorities making efforts to restore the arterial road, officials said. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) personnel are sprinkling salt and urea on the road to improve conditions for safe driving as parts of highway remained slippery due to frosty conditions after the snowfall, the officials said.…

Jammu-Srinagar highway partially restored for traffic; LMVs allowed on both sides

Banihal, Jan 28: Stranded light motor vehicles (LMVs) were released on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) from both Qazigund and Udhampur on Wednesday following improvement in road conditions. The highway was closed on Monday evening after fresh snowfall and slippery conditions affected the Banihal–Ramsoo sector, leading to traffic disruption. DSP Traffic National Highway Banihal, S.P. Singh, said that after clearing the stranded vehicl…